Joy has joined the NZGDA this week as Executive Director so we asked her a few questions to get to know her more: What is it about the NZ Game Dev Community that inspires you? I am insanely creative across a wide range of things, so the work being done in Read more…
The digital technology sector in Aotearoa is one of the fastest growing segments of our economy and has been a critical source of domestic economic growth. Given the pace of change internationally and the competition globally for those with technology skills, growing and upskilling the technology workforce is an urgent Read more…
What do Game Developers do over a weekend to help discuss & combat disinformation and online bullying? A game jam – an event where participants work in teams to attempt to make a game from scratch over a 48-hour period. Embassy Wellington was proud to partner with the New Zealand Read more…
New Zealand game industry grows over 47% NZ video games industry achieves record growth but faces mounting Aussie threat. New Zealand’s digital video games industry boosted revenue by almost 50% to a record $407 million over the past year, employing more than 1000 people for the first time, but maintaining Read more…
The results of the 2023 Executive Board Elections were announced last night at the 2023 Annual General Meeting! You can learn more about the board members here.
The New Zealand Game Developers Association and the US Mission to Aotearoa New Zealand are partnering together to create Koia Jam, a game jam competition devised to stimulate New Zealand to think about anti-bullying, anti-harassment, and anti-disinformation online. While there are long-standing policies, infrastructure, and regulations in place to ensure Read more…
The NZGDA invites applications to attend a free workshop on virtual production with international DP Mike Berlucchi on the set of ‘Our Flag Means Death‘, in Auckland on Saturday 26 November The workshop will provide the opportunity to learn all about Virtual Production on a significant scale, from expert technicians Read more…
We are pleased to introduce the nominees for the 2022/2023 NZGDA Executive Board! Below you will find information on each candidate (these bios are also available as a PDF: 2022/2023 Candidate Election Bios). Ballots will be emailed to all eligible NZGDA members on Tuesday November 8th at 9:00AM and voting will Read more…
Are you a community minded game developer who wants to grow New Zealand’s game development sector? Then consider standing for the 2021/2022 New Zealand Game Developers Association board! The NZGDA welcomes diverse candidates from across New Zealand, in any role in the industry or craft who are current members of Read more…
Chelsea Rapp, Chairperson, NZ Game Developers Association Over the last few months the NZGDA has been talking with the Government to respond to aggressive Australian incentives, which threaten to halt the growth of NZ’s interactive screen and game development sector, and to introduce an industry development plan. We’ve met with Read more…
This Article was wirtten by the University of Canterbury, click here for the original source. At an event celebrating the conclusion of the New Zealand Game Developers Association (NZGDA) Conference last week, Rare Parrot Games’ Warrior Chef was announced the winner of the organisation’s 2022 Kiwi Game Starter Competition. Proudly Read more…
Two become one VR powerhouse as M Theory and Oddboy merge to form Mighty Eyes! The two companies behind the acclaimed game Wanderer have officially joined forces to become Mighty Eyes. Based in Aotearoa (New Zealand), M Theory and Oddboy came together in 2016 to develop VR time travel adventure Read more…
Last month, our industry Selection Judges had the difficult task of whittling this year’s Kiwi Game Starter entrants down to just three finalists. Now that the final round of judging commences, we thought we’d get to know the experts who make up the 2022 Kiwi Game Starter Final Judging Panel: Read more…
Three finalists spots go to Out of Sight, Undeadly, and Warrior Chef
“We started with just three of us in a flat in Lower Hutt, and we’ve grown it to a company that earns tens of millions of dollars and creates hundreds of jobs.” PikPok – the globally renowned studio that has been delighting players with compelling gameplay, evocative art, and Read more…